Fromafar Posted July 10 Report Share Posted July 10 2 hours ago, iainb said: Only 15 minutes required to get it raceable, IF it stops raining, according to Morris... I'll have some of what he's had! Monster, Monster! Got your Can of Monster yet. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted July 10 Report Share Posted July 10 26 minutes ago, OveFundinFan said: Can’t believe what Kvech did. Brain left in Toolbox . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topaz325 Posted July 10 Report Share Posted July 10 (edited) Ok over to GB for a double now.................. Edited July 10 by topaz325 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted July 10 Report Share Posted July 10 39 minutes ago, Fromafar said: Brain left in Toolbox . Same as Jack but more costly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark.1 Posted July 10 Report Share Posted July 10 6 hours ago, Fromafar said: I’m talking about Temporary East Grandstand now About 200 sold. Yes I know what your talking about and it holds 3000 people and currently 722 have been sold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AceBelle Posted July 10 Report Share Posted July 10 2 hours ago, iainb said: I think this rain may just finish the track off for tonight Wrong again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted July 10 Report Share Posted July 10 20 minutes ago, AceBelle said: Wrong again And this is the post you decide to comment on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmauger Posted July 11 Report Share Posted July 11 Well, duh: did TM's ex riding / non-riding not say to their riders "nice to win 'semi' but main thing is to make the final: so no lasts, if 2nd & 3rd just defend your position" ?, obv not in some cases. Czechs blew it, Aussies almost did. Still, we all go after it again Fri & Sat nites: GO BRITS !... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OveFundinFan Posted July 11 Report Share Posted July 11 (edited) With 14 different nations over two nights racing, it’s logical the standard of the teams/racing will differ. In their own way the excitement caused by the “lesser” teams matched that of the more proficient teams. Both sets were willing to have a go. Of course the more established riders had probably a lot ,ore experience of the BV track, but it was noticeable that the riders from the lesser nations how they learned quickly to adapt to BVs racing many different racing lines, and this gave an unexpected level of excitement, maybe not lasting the whole four laps, but they took it to the more experienced riders and had a real go. Tuesday night some on here were implying the lesser nations shouldn’t even have been at BV, sort of out of their depth, adding nothing, get rid. Wrong. It was Speedway of Nations, and in total 15 nations will have been represented by the end of the final match. That’s a pretty good representation considering how speedway struggles to exist in some countries, and the uk can be included in that statement. The logistics of getting 15 teams together (then add the SON2 entourage), accommodation (it’s more than 2 riders to look after), transportation, visas, track staff, “back room” staff, the whole lot could easily turn into a nightmare, some riders will have machines in this country, others won’t so overland travel would be necessary. The time, money, effort needed to organise the show must have been immense, perhaps even beyond comprehension Unfortunately, the money that seems to be available from sponsors (advertisers) in Poland just isn’t available elsewhere at this moment in time. I just pleased that some “body” decided there is a need to put on a show like we have had over the last 2 days, with more to come on a Friday and Saturday. Some interesting suggestions come forward on this forum though, particularly that of taking the qualifiers (Tuesday/wednesday) to tracks around the country, though this year the meetings may have got rained off unlike BV. Lots of positives from this week, and not finished yet. Edited July 11 by OveFundinFan 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjcone44 Posted July 11 Report Share Posted July 11 spot on , thats why i paid for all four meetings, i feel ive had my moneys worth so far and cant see it getting any worse, in fact ive also watched on tv and will always prefer to see it live. luckily for me I'm only 20 mins away so had to take advantage of that, roll on tomorrow and Saturday, 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJC Posted July 11 Report Share Posted July 11 Enjoyed last night a lot more than Tuesday, even with two run away sides it was a great meeting overall. I probably would have enjoyed it more being there as I'd have actually seen all of the overtakes/close calls etc but unfortunately that's what we've come to expect from Discovery/Eurosport on the watching front! Pollestad looks a great talent and the Latvian, while not beating anyone of real note, looked very handy - could he replace Tate Z? Not sure why USA went with Nicol/Manzieres and not Lightcap for the experience. Can teams make changes before the final? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted July 11 Report Share Posted July 11 10 hours ago, mark.1 said: Yes I know what your talking about and it holds 3000 people and currently 722 have been sold I must be looking at different Website then.Unless your taking in standing area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AceBelle Posted July 11 Report Share Posted July 11 9 hours ago, iainb said: And this is the post you decide to comment on What are people going to moan about Friday and Saturday when it's perfect dry weather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OveFundinFan Posted July 11 Report Share Posted July 11 1 minute ago, AceBelle said: What are people going to moan about Friday and Saturday when it's perfect dry weather They will find something. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted July 11 Report Share Posted July 11 18 hours ago, mikebv said: The camera covering the start line will show a lot of empty seats if they dont move people around, and that will be one of the most used cameras . Personally, I would have shut the back straight for the semis and let everyone sit in the GS, but I believe the Aces now have a food and drink concession on the South Stand so they wont consider it I would think.. That's not something common to Speedway, there's only really PL Football that can fill a stadium. We're often told that events are "sold out" only to see many empty seats when it's on TV, F1 being a prime example. We were told by the commentators that the Snooker World Champs was sold out, again many empty seats, even for the final! Look at Wimbledon this year, many empty seats. Maybe Speedway could do with a "Royal Box" as for some reason the organisers of these events seem to think that there's a benefit to having a load of free-loading celebs in attendance or perhaps just lower the ticket prices. My 4 day ticket works out at £30.75 per meeting, which I'm happy to pay but it's not family friendly... for a "family" sport. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted July 11 Report Share Posted July 11 35 minutes ago, DJC said: Enjoyed last night a lot more than Tuesday, even with two run away sides it was a great meeting overall. I probably would have enjoyed it more being there as I'd have actually seen all of the overtakes/close calls etc but unfortunately that's what we've come to expect from Discovery/Eurosport on the watching front! Pollestad looks a great talent and the Latvian, while not beating anyone of real note, looked very handy - could he replace Tate Z? Not sure why USA went with Nicol/Manzieres and not Lightcap for the experience. Can teams make changes before the final? Yes they can make changes- has to be from the original squad, unless it’s an injury replacement and then it can even be from outside the 5 man squad. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted July 11 Report Share Posted July 11 Poland make a change for the final Dudek replaces Janowski. 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJC Posted July 11 Report Share Posted July 11 (edited) 54 minutes ago, racers and royals said: Yes they can make changes- has to be from the original squad, unless it’s an injury replacement and then it can even be from outside the 5 man squad. Thanks RnR suspected that was the case but good to confirm. Wouldn't be surprised to see Dudek coming in for Magic for the final. edit - now not surprised as announced as I was posting! Edited July 11 by DJC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted July 11 Report Share Posted July 11 Draw Germany 1 Huckenbeck 2 Blodorn 3 E Riss Denmark 1 Michelsen 2 Thomsen 3 Jensen GB 1 Lambert 2 Bewley 3 Brennan Australia 1 J Holder 2 Fricke 3 Kurtz Latvia 1 Lebedevs 2 Kolodinskis 3 Kostigovs Poland 1 Kubera 2 Zmarzlik 3 Dudek Sweden 1 Lindgren 2 Thorssell 3 Berntzon 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERACE Posted July 11 Report Share Posted July 11 2 hours ago, Fromafar said: I must be looking at different Website then.Unless your taking in standing area. As of now the following tickets are sold for Saturday. Grandstand: 1724 Temporary stand: 752. The southstand had 1000 tickets sold by last Weekend (obviously could be higher now) So currently at least 3476 tickets have been sold in advance . I reckon that hits at least 4k by start time Saturday with on the day purchases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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